VideoGame_Discussion

nonamesleft wrote:

GameCube, honestly. The game was built with the Cube in mind. It was delayed so it could get ported to Wii because the GameCube in general just wasn't selling well anymore by that point.

Wii Remote and Nunchuk are implemented well enough, but they are definitely a tacked-on experience.

plus it's mirrored on Wii I hear. Still if you consider how expensive it is on cube and cheap for Wii. I'd get it for wii. I'm personally waiting for a switch remaster. If it never comes, I'll just get it for Wii.

ErickRPG wrote:
What do you mean by mirrored?

benstylus wrote:
I hear that, it being originally a GC release. Though on the flip side, I'm hearing great things about the Metroid Prime remaster for the Switch, and that was also a GC release.

I wonder which games are especially fun on the Wii, more so than on other systems, simply because of the nunchuk wiimote usage.

nonamesleft wrote:

Link is a lefty, traditionally.

On the Wii version, they made him right handed to match how the majority of people would use the wii remote.

Doing that might impact how some areas play out (if you are on a narrow mountain pass, you might free be able to swing a sword on your left side, but not the right side because mountain is in the way), so they left/right flipped the whole game world.

Either that or it was easier to flip everything than to reprogram only Link.

I remember going to Best Buy a few weeks after the Wii came out when we heard a rumor of a re-stock. Sure enough, there was a line when we went before opening. We managed to get one, but forgot to grab Twilight Princess, which was just on the shelf. My brother and I were able to get a copy, but our friend wasn't able to at first because all the copies were gone, but then some lady put one back and he snapped that one up.

benstylus wrote:
Oh, I see. Thanks for the explanation.

Lucky for those who are ambidextrous :)

gosh darn, just got to Karakiko Village in Ocarina of Time and I am just getting blasted with nostalgia playing this game.

theJaw wrote:

That was me the last time I played it. Just constant blasts of nostalgia every step of the way.

nonamesleft wrote:


The Metroid Prime Remaster improved controls by giving the option for modern controls, but kept the options for classic and motion based. I don't recall many options in TP Wii. That said, the Wii version is fine to play. In some areas it's better than the GC version imo, in others not so much. Similar to BotW with Wii U and Switch.
Play it however you can for what you can afford if you want.

Scott wrote:

I remember being giddy the first time I played TP, but I think it gets a bit tedious. It doesn't hold a candle to OoT in the long run.

TP is the one main line Zelda game I've still never touched. I gotta get my hands on it sometime soon.

nonamesleft wrote:

You know how in a mirror you're not really seeing what you look like. because you see your right eye on the right, but when you take a picture you see it as other people see you. With your right eye on their left. Basically they "FLIPPED" the entire game. Everything is left is right, and right is left. If link had to make a right turn in the woods, it would be a left turn in the wii version.

yep and as was explained above, they did it bc link has always been left handed. But since the majority of ppl are right handed they mirrored it for the wii since people would hold the wiimote with their right hand. Which would feel weird seeing link hold the sword with his left. I though I'd just add my thoughts on this topic even though it was already answered.

ErickRPG wrote:
Good way of explaining it. Thanks.

I wonder if people who played the original version noticed the change on the version. It's the kind of thing that might slip below the radar for some.

I don't think I ever noticed it at all.

nonamesleft wrote:

If they bought the official guide they sure noticed. All the maps would have been backwards compared to the game

bonham2 wrote:

I'll definitely report back once I've finished the whole game. I'll be honest, I don't LOVE the wolf sections. They're ok, but I'd much rather just play as Link in the Twilight Realm.

Next NSO games:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZVeqD3nRc&ab_chann...

Was Burgertime on GB even one of the previously announced games?

Meh

loztdogs wrote:

Well, at least there's a Kirby game in the bunch. Also, it says "March NSO games", so maybe they will be adding games monthly throughout the year.

I wanna play BurgerTime more than the other games in that video. I wish it could've been the NES version though.

Game Boy Burgertime is pretty solid. It isn't as much of an upgrade as Donkey Kong got, but it is good.

Been putting some time into Burgertime, love that game. But yah, they friggin need to get the GB Donkey Kong on here. I don't even care that I played almost the entire thing via emulator recently, I'd play it again so hard if it was on Switch.

BloodPuppetX wrote:


I'll give Kirby 2 a go. Meh to the rest. Donkey Kong (94) needs to be added soon. My number 1 GB release and it's not close.

Have they announced if they are releasing any mainline Pokémon games on any of the Online platforms? I'm not a fan, but I'm curious if my kids would play them.

https://www.nintendo.com/store/exclusives/rewards/

There's a nice looking pin set as a my nintendo reward for metroid prime. Shipping is $7 flat rate unless you buy $50 worth of physical stuff, then it's free. I got the metroid and coin pin sets for 1600 platinum coins.

Dang, not enough points for the Metroid pin.

MrBean wrote:


If you're close they are easy to rack up. There are weekly and monthly tasks that take seconds to do, if that interests you.

They limit it 1 set per account, otherwise I'd have ordered 2. (1 for me and 1 for the kids)

Edit: Just got to thinking, I should check my wife's account and see if she has enough.

KCPenguins wrote:

I had 1640 points so i got both too. Figuire its future trade bait.

I haven't redeemed for any physical rewards in a long time, but went ahead and got the pin set. The Samus one is cool, but would have preferred her gunship or something to the logo.

I like both, especially with the background. Looks kind of like a Switch game case.

Resident Evil 4 and Metroid Prime are currently the highest rated games of 2023.
The spirit of GameCube lives on

Well booted up the ole 2DS XL, went ahead and picked up the original Phoenix Wright Trilogy for $2.99. @ 99 cents a game, get you some.

A friend of mine is looking to get a few Switch games for a couple kids he knows in a low income family. He doesn't know the Switch very well though, so he's asking me for recommendations, and I was wondering if anyone here can help out. I'm trying to think of games that are good, but can be bought used for relatively cheap. Unfortunately, that eliminates most 1st party games. The only one I've thought of so far is Immortals Fenyx Rising. The kids are 9-10. Any suggestions?

Minecraft, Mario vs Rabbids, Lego Games (City, Star Wars, etc), GOAT Game, Untitled Goose Game, Dragonquest Builders, Unraveled 2, Scribblenauts Mega Pack, NES/SNES/GB Online, Blossom Tales, Fall Guys, other free to play games, Super Luckys Tale...

Switch games go on sale all the time. It's easy to rack up a bunch pretty cheap. Buy e-shop cards on sale to increase the discount.

Scott wrote:

In addition to what was said, Minecraft, Paw Patrol, Dance Dance games, Cooking Mama

Went in what I assume was the unintended way to get to the lowest level of phazon mines in MPR. My first death in the game.

This madman spent nearly $23K buying every Wii U and 3DS game before the eShop closes for good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHUMG0Uovs

"Youtuber blows enormous amount of money on stupid thing" is a video trend that just depresses me.

He's doing it equally as much for preservation purposes than for clout.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:
That's his story, and he's sticking to it.

Well I'd argue he's doing it more for game preservation purposes than for clout, if that makes you feel any better. All the consoles and SD cards the games are downloaded on are getting donated to https://gamehistory.org

Imagine Nintendo not doing that in the first place.

So, I tried NSO Gameboy Tetris multiplayer...

It was really choppy online. I can't imagine the original gameboy cable transferred much data, but that amount of lag and rollback stuff was just awful.

I then tried it with local wireless in the same room as the other switch, and while it was better there was still some noticeable stuttering here and there.

Anyone else have issues with it?

Anyone playing the Return to Castlevania DLC for Dead Cells? I just recently started playing Dead Cells again since it initially launched on Switch. Just played through DLCs (Fatal Falls, The Bad Seed, Rise of the Giants, The Queen and the Sea) in the last few days. Probably gonna pickup the Castlevania DLC tonight and play it. I forget how awesome this game is and how it continues to be supported. Switch performance is pretty abysmal now through when talking about load times.

So I’m charging my Switch via cable, not the dock. When I put it down last night, it was very low battery, so I imagine putting it down without powering it all the way off (just to sleep) drained the rest of the battery.

But now when I’m charging it, the screen stays on (black) with the little charging icon up in the left hand corner. Am I crazy or does the screen usually go to sleep while charging if you don’t touch it? Or is it normal for the screen to stay on to show you the indicator when plugged in as opposed to docked?

Little bit worried that my Switch may have crap the bed. It does SAY it’s charging, but I feel like the screen staying on would only work against it charging properly.

Whenever charging, regardless of method, the little battery indicator will be on.

Yah I figured I was just being paranoid. I never noticed that before.

@theJaw I saw your post yesterday and was going to say it should go away when charging, but Anxious seemed pretty confident so I figured I was wrong. But I plugged my Switch in to charge just now and the charging indicator did go away after a couple seconds like I thought. It's in sleep mode though, not shut down completely. Maybe if the Switch is completely off, then the indicator stays? I'd test it but I have a game suspended right now.

I believe the indicator stays until the Switch has enough power that it can be powered on. In the case where a Switch's battery is completely drained, it could stay on for a while, especially if it's getting charged by a lower watt charger.

When I plug my switch OLED back up. Say I have 97%. Say the screen is off, the system is in sleep mode. When I plug it in the switch immediately "wakes up" to show the screen, then the charging icon shows on the top left. I like it that way because it confirms for me my plug made a successful connection. But I always push the power button on the top right to turn the screen back off. You should be able to turn the screen off if you want to.

theJaw wrote:

Last year I had something similar happen were I was playing until really low battery. I then plugged it it to keep playing via cable and it appeared to just die. It seemed I could charge it but couldn't turn it on. I thought it was toast, but found some video online and tried what they said and was able to get it back. I think what worked for me was doing something with the power button, I'd need to look it up. If it comes to it just be sure you pull the memory card as it will delete the contents. You will also need to redownload game patches. But at least you can use it again.

It’s no worries now. After about a half hour it just popped back on. I had just never realized that the blank screen stays on while charging if it’s completely drained. Like Scott mentioned, usually when it’s low and I plug it in, it pops up for a second but then the screen goes to sleep, so I just got a little worried.

WithinTemptation wrote:


I think you hold the power button and down volume button to access a hidden menu where you're given a few options including factory reset.

Just saw an Instagram ad for this Kickstarter. I feel like I've seen this IP somewhere...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqXzciBYJZE

Looks a lot like Advanced Wars from the GBA

Sonic Origins getting a physical release and looks to be worth it now:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

All 12 of the Game Gear games are being added in.

SwiftJAB wrote:


I like the look of the kickstarter game better than the new reboot look. Something about turning the maps into a board game is really off-putting to me. It's the exact same game, but now instead of commanding an army you're playing Risk. Hopefully they offer a different view or classic graphics.

Yah I sorta vastly prefer the look of the original GBA Advance Wars to the remake. Half the drawing power of that game, for me, were the simple sprites.

Loving Octopath Traveler II. Started with Partitio. Played his first Chapter, then played Hikari’s first chapter after I found him. I like the route of my story so far. The “main” character (or, my main character) comes from the more humble, small beginnings and sets out on a grand adventure. Then like all those classic adventure anime shows, meets up with vastly more “interesting” characters with stories that exist on a far larger scale.

Pretty neat. Looking forward to what else is to come.

I would love to play Octopath II, no clue when time will be available, need to not forget about this one!

yeah def gonna get it at some point. Still haven't even played fire emblem engage or xenoblade chronicles 3 and I own those already.

Anyone preordering or has already preordered the Zelda OLED Switch? I am on the fence, but would have ordered the Zelda Pro Controller.

Groo wrote:

I'd say do it now if it's still available. Will easily be worth what you paid it even if you sell it used, down the road.

Groo wrote:


Could always keep the receipt and return it later if you decide against it, unless you don't have the finances. Then I wouldn't recommend doing that.

Groo wrote:
It is a really nice looking controller. Well done.

Went tonight grabbed $10 eshop ($5 pro reward monthly) and asked about the preorder was $50 for the console so I didnt ordered it. I just opened a 2nd Animal Crossing Console in the past 2 weeks. Sounds like the Zelda Console isnt Limited may pop in and out like the Pokemon/Splatoon 3 OLED. I may be better off stalking @DarkFact post/topics when he sells his Zelda OLED after a few weeks of owning it for like $300

The Zelda OLED has been on Amazon and Target for the past few days. And now Wal-Mart has it. So at least their consoles have been easy to get.

Groo wrote:

Hate to disappoint, but I thought the Zelda OLED was uggo, so I'm skipping :p

I'm presuming either a lot of other people agreed or they're broke

I think it's the left joy con that messes up the aesthetic.

I don't disagree. I pre-ordered just in case but I don't think I'm going to get it. Sticking to my white OLED.

I never understood the interest in getting a 2nd system just because it's a different color or has a design. You can have a switch and a used PS5/XSX or....2 switches that are, uh, different colors.

Anxiouz wrote:

I like the 2nd switch for shared digital. My wife takes the switch over for Tetris 99 Pacman 99 and now Frogger. I dont even leave joycons on it as she only wants to use the pro controller.

Personally I would like to play more PS5 but it is on that same TV . I busted out the 3DS and was enjoying it so decided to hookup the 2nd switch.

On the switch colors, to each there own. I do like Zelda so it temps me to get the New Zelda OLED. We will see if I can hold off.

Playing Octopath Traveler for the first time on my new HD TV we got for Christmas. Man, it sure makes a difference on those HD-2D graphics

BloodPuppetX wrote:
I think the blue and purple Zelda Joycon set would look great with the Zelda OLED dock.

It's it just me or has the eshop been sucking lately? I've got 20+ games on my wish list (mostly metroidvania and rogue like games), and I'm not seeing sales on my most wanted, and a couple have received just a little discount. I think axiom verge 2 was discounted from $19.99 to $15.99 a few weeks ago, and now rogue legacy 2 is offered for just 15% off from $24.99 to $21.24. Dang, at least give 25-35% off.

Just you.

https://slickdeals.net/f/16548679-nintendo-digital...

https://slickdeals.net/f/16548640-nintendo-switch-...

nonamesleft wrote:

Skyward Sword joy con? They're on my ACNH Switch lol. They'll go back into the box when the Zelda OLED arrives.

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Yeah, the skyward sword ones. I think those would look very nice paired with the white and gold of the Zelda OLED.

So my kid is getting much more into Nintendo and ... the switching between console is a pain in the ass.

I have a regular Switch, and a Lite. I have both of us on both accounts with Nintendo online accounts.

All the eShop purchases are under my account. He can play the game on the primary Switch under his own account, but when attempting to use his account on the secondary (Lite) console - it doesn't let him.

Is this expected or is there some other bullcrap workaround I need to do?

Really feels like this needs to be more seamless in 2023!